The teal is the smallest of our common ducks in the UK. Males have chestnut heads with a green eye…
Pochard respite
It was good to see that the Common Pochard was amongst species announced this week that would be subject to…
Spring Flowers
Some spring Flowers on a recent walk
Silver Birch
I do love a silver Birch tree. There is something fascinating about these trees and their peeling bark. I found…
And then there were two!
I have had 2 Buzzards over the Garden most days for the last week. Are they a pair? Will they…
Sights of Spring
Lots of Spring Flowers out this week
Spring has Sprung
March dawns and its time for the first invertebrate surveys on my patch. So on a rare sunny day I…
Rutland Water
Listened to a talk on Rutland Water yesterday which reminded me what an excellent place for wildlife and of my…
The return of the Buzzard
In mid-December I posted about a buzzard which I had seen regularly over the garden. I thought it might be…
Northern Pintail
The Northern Pintail is one of my favourite ducks. The population in the UK is stable, unlike many parts of…
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